HomeFun Interesting Riddles 72 byScholastic World -05:15 0 1 I can be long, short, grown, or bought. I can be painted or left bare. What am I? Nails. 2 What starts with a P and ends with an E and has thousands of letters? Post office. 3 What word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it? Short (adding “er” makes it "shorter"). 4 What is a five-letter word that becomes shorter when you remove two letters? Short. 5 What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it? Silence. More Riddles Tags: Fun riddles Facebook Twitter